Mallet



G. F. CULLEN Nov. u, 1924.

MALLET' Filed Dec. 4:,V 1923 2 SheeLs-Shee P Patented Nov, il, i924.

GEORGE n. cULnEN, orrnnrn, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

MALLET.

Application filed 'December 4, 1.923@y To; all wfomt may concern:

Be it known. that L, 'Groen F'. Contain, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing', at rllrail, in the- Province. cfg Britiah Columbiaand Dominion4 o t Canada have invented certa-.in new and usefulimprovements in Mallets, of which the following` is a specification. n

This invention. relatesl to certain new and` use-tui improvements inmallete,v and has, particular; neference to. anirnpigoved form ot malletor hammer provided with renewable or nemovabjle4 impact receivingmenibers;

The. primary object of the; invention. is, to pnovide a hammer withremovable relatively soft impact receiving members that are so secu-red`to, the body of the hammer head; as to, permito their ready removal orreplace.- ment in an expeditious mannen when iouijidI necessary.

Another object of: the invention. is torgan.- erallg/.4 simplify and,4improve hammer heads that, embecly a; body portion having renierableimpact; receirng members upon the ends thereof.

lil. further.- Objeet of. the. invention iS t0 nrcvide a hammer headincluding a. body portion; and.. relatively soft cr yielding iinf. pactreceivingmembersiipoa the ends. oi the; body, and means to effectivelydetachably secure the impact receiving members; upon ihends of thebodywliereby tliefimpact re.- ceivinglf :rnc-1nhereI may be readily and.@ze

peditcuelyx-reineved 0r replaced. ircmiime.

to time, and. in Such-manner that. the imt r VCei-ved' by saidnnpactreceiving mem;

body portion of; the hammer head when, in use..

Other objects will appear asV the nature of the invention is betterunderstoodl and the. same` consists inl the novel form, combination, andarrangement of parts hereinn after more fully described7 shown in theaccompanying drawings, and claims.

lnX thedrawings, wherein like reference charaters indicate correspondingparts througlmut the several vievs:

Figure 1 'is a side elevational view ont' a mallet or hammer constructedin accordance with the present invention.v

Figure 2 is a longitudinal transverse sectional view, takensubstantially upon the line 2 2 of Figure 1'.

Figure 3 is a view similar to .Figure 0 t will, be effectivelytransmitted to the which is, at night anglesto the.l plane of the vlineV of sectionr of. Figure. 2.

Figure 4 is a; transverse sectional view., taken substantially upon theline of Figure. 1;. i

Figure 5 is a perspective view ot the body portion of. the hammer head;q

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one..1 of the catches employed forholding theimpact receiving members4 y hammer head.v

Figure 7 is a perspective View of onev of the impact receiving members,and

Figure 8. ie a. view similary to Figure 7 the other impact receiving!ine-n1ber. v Referring more in detail` to thel dra-wing,

the present invention embodies, ahamrnen on ina-llerJ head. including e.Cylindrical hard met-al. body. por-tion 5` that is providedwithatransverfse openin I l' end @if .l u i. 7y is suitablyeciinectin Wellkno.. .11,1011 preferred manner Snell, as; by means.- Wedgee 8. driveninto.' the enfd; of the 7 at one side. of. thebdy aashawn; Eigure 3.

The body portion 5, is;- provided with; a transverse. opening at, each;Side thereof. as lndicated ai.. 9, which Openings are-iii tiene versealignment with. each. @their and paire of transversely' aligned;openings aref pro.-A vided.. above,- and# below. the QPGniiigS-.- 9. as

indicated. atl 10. and. 11; respectively; The i body 5 is. fnrther.provided with; along-implinel. relatively large/opening l2. that; is;of. suicient widthV t0 eri-end'. beycnd opposite sides of the handleTwhere thel'atter pages thru. the body and` arranged within the opening12j at opposite sides: of theL handle are catches including platee 13'arranged longitudinally of the body 5. and having' rigid pins upon theends.- thereof projecting outwardly thru the adjacent openings 10 and 11as indicated at 14. Each plate 13. carries a central knob or fingerpiece that projectsr` outwardly through the adjacent opening.` 9, andthe plates 13 are normally separated by means off helical-compressionsprings 16 interposed between the ends thereof, whereby said plates areyiel`dingly held in theiry normal positions;`into Contact with thesides' of the walls. oi".v the openings 12, as indicated in Fig-ureQ.The springs 16 are retainedv in place by engaging the ende thereof overinward extensions or reduced projections provided as at 17 upon theinner ends of the pins 14 and when the plates are in their normal.separated positions, the ends of the pins li project outwardly beyondthe outer surface of the hammer body for a purpose which will presentlybecome apparent.

Impact receiving` members are disposed upon opposite ends of the body 5,and one of theJ same includes a sleeve 18 that has a bore portion at oneend sufiiciently large to permit this end of the sleeve to snugly slideonto one end of the body as shown in Figure 2, the inner end of thesleeve 18 being provided with opposed side openings as indicated at 19in Figure 7, into which the pins 111-, at this end of the hammer bodynormally project, for detachably retaining this impact receiving` mem erin place. The sleeve 18 has its bore of smaller diam-- eter at its outerend and fitted tightly and immovably within the outer end of the sleeve18 is a tip 20 of this impact receiv ing member which is preferably ofcylindrical form and constructed from some suitable relatively soft oryielding material, such as leather, fiber, wood, or the like.

rIhe other impact receiving member includes a sleeve 21 whose internaldiameter is uniform throughout and of such size as to enable the innerend of said sleeve to be snugly fitted over the remaining end of thebody 5 as shown in Figure 2, the inner end of said sleeve 21 beingprovided with transversely aligned openings 22 into which the adjacentpair of pins 14 are normally projected for holding this impact receivingmember in place upon the body of the hammer head. Secured within theouter end of the sleeve 21 by a driving tit is another tip 23 that isformed of material similar to the tip 20 but whose diamn eter is largerthan that of the latter. Thus, a small sized impact receiving surface ortip is provided at one end of the hammer body, while a larger sitedimpact .receiving surface or tip is provided at the other end thereof sethat the hammer may be effec'- tively employed for different occasionsrcquiring different sized tips.

The ends of the body 5 are internally rabbeted as indicated at 241, soas to form a circular seat upon which hard metal discs 25 are removablysecured by means of screws 26 or the like, the inner ends of the tips 20and 23 being seated against the outer sides of the dics 25 when theimpact receiving members are secured upon the ends of the body as shownclearly in Figures 2 and 3.

This insures transmission of the impact or blows from the tips to thebody portion in a' uniform manner, so that the device will effectivelyserve purpose for a long continued period of use. By providing theremovable discs 25, the catches and their springs may be readilyinserted within the body 5 or removed therefrom, and thus a structure ispresented that may be readily assembled for convenient quantityproduction as well as taken apart for removal of the several partsthereof in case of damage to the same requiring renewal of such parts,

A hammer or mallet constructed as above described will be particularlyuseful to mechanics in the removing of gears or the like from shafts orstraightening mud guards of motor vehicles and other similar operations,without marring, scarring or otherwise damaging these parts or machineelements.

ln order to remove the impact receiving` members, it is simply necessaryto engage the buttons 15 by the thumb and foreiinger and press the sametoward each other whereby the plates 13 are moved inwardly against theaction of the springs 16 for withdrawing the pins 1d from the openings19 and 22 of the sleeves 18 and 21, after which the imp act receivingmembers may be readily slid ofi' of the ends of the body. A, reversal ofthis operation will result in securing of the im pact receiving membersin place upon the ends of the body.

From the foregoing description, it is be lieved that the constructionand operation, as well as the advantages of the present invention willbe readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

that l claim as new is:

1. 1n a mallet or hammer, a hammer head including a body with removableimpact receiving members upon the ends thereof, said body having atransverse opening within which an end of a handle is adapted to besecured, each of said impact receiving` members comprising a sleevehaving its inner end removably litted upon the adjacent end of thehammer body and having a plug of yielding material permanently securedin 'the cuter end thereof, means carried by the hammer body and engagedwith the sleeves of the impact receiving members for retaining thelatter in place upon said body, said body having a longitudinal openingintersecting the handle receiving opening, and said securing meanscomprising spring pressed catches disposed within said longitudinalopening at opposite sides of the body.

2. In a mallet or hammer, a hammer head including a body with removableimpact receiving members upon the ends thereof, said body having atransverse opening within which an end of a handle is adapted to besecured, each of said impact receiving memn bers comprising a sleevehaving its inner end removably fitted upon the adjacent end of thehammer body and having a plug of yielding material permanently securedin lll() the outer end thereof, means carried by the hammer body andengaged With the sleeves of the impact receiving members for retainingthe latter in place upon said body, said body having a longitudinalopening intersecting the handle receiving opening and said securingmeans comprising spring pressed catches disposed Within saidlongitudinal opening at opposite sides of the body, and removable rigiddiscs closing the ends of the body and against the outer sur faces ofWhich t-he inner ends of the plugs of the impact receiving members seat.

3. In a mallet or hammer, la hammer head including a body With removableimpact receiving members upon the ends thereof, said body having' atransverse opening Within which an end of a handle is adapted to besecured, each of said impact receiving memers comprising a sleeve havin@its inner end removably fitted upon the adjacent end of the hammer bodyand having a plug of yielding material permanently secured in the outerend thereof, means carried by the hammer body and engaged With thesleeves of the impact receiving members for retaining the latter inplace upon said body,

said body having a longitudinal opening intersecting' the handlereceiving opening, and said securing means comprising spring pressedcatches disposed Within said longitudinal opening at opposite ksidesvofthe body, and removable rigid discs closing the ends of the body andagainst the outer surfaces of Which the inner ends of the plugs of theimpact receiving members seat, said catches embodying pairs of outwardlyprojecting pins and intermediate finger pieces rigidly connectedtogether, and said body having a plurality of openings in the sidesthereof through which said pins and knobs project into engagement Withthe sleeves of the impact receiving members.

4. A hammer head comprising a body having impact receiving members uponthe ends thereof, said impactl receiving members including yieldingtips, and spring pressed catches mounted Within the body and engageablleWith the impact receiving members for detachably retaining the latterupon the ends of the body. y

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

GEORGE FREDERIC CJULLE-N.

